Encyclopedia of Geology

Книга Encyclopedia of Geology, Five Volume Set Encyclopedia of Geology, Five Volume SetКниги English литература Автор: Richard C. Selley, Robin Cocks, Ian Plimer Год издания: 2004 Формат: pdf Издат.:Academic Press Страниц: 2750 Размер: 186,4 ISBN: 0126363803 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Review"Not since the institution of encyclopedias such as the late 19th century British editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica have so many experts (some 320) collaborated to produce such an extensive and authoritative collection of essays (some 340)on every aspect of geology from Africa to weathering."-Douglas Palmer, in GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE"...the editors, editorial advisory board, contributors and reviewers are to be congratulated and thanked for producing an amazing, user-friendly and extremely useful compilation of the information that relates to contemporary geology."-GEOLOGY TODAY, VOL. 21, 2005"...the high price is certainly not too high if many readers will have access to this work that, indeed, provides an excellent opportunity to learn 'a great deal about geology, both within and beyond [your] own specialities.' A must for geological libraries." -A.J. van Loon, in EARTH SCIENCE REVIEWS 2006"This is a scholarly, erudite and well-organised summary of the current status of the Earth Sciences in all its manifold parts...It is an achievement that should be acclaimed, and an enterprise that should be supported."-PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH, VOLUME 145, ISSUES 3-4"The three editors deserve praise indeed. They have done a superb job. Apparently, they laid out strict ground rules, and then assured that they were followed assiduously."-Tomas Feininger, in THE CANADIAN MINERALOGIST